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4 B. SEABOLDT AND H. E. J. WACKWITZ.

Patented July 8, 1919.

UNTTED sTATEs PATENT `orTroE.

BEET'SEABOLDT, or NEW YORK, .AND HENRY E. J. WACKWITZ, 0F PORTWASHINGTON,

NEW YORK; SAID SEABOLDT .ASSIGNOR OF HIS RIG-HT T0 HEWLETT R. SMITH, OF

PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK.

BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

VApplication led January 15, 1919. Serial No. 271,190.

To all whom t'may concern:

Be it known that we, BERT SEABorDT and HENRY E. J. WAoKwiTz, citizens ofthe United lStates of America, residing at New York, N. Y., and Portl/Vashington, L. I., New York, respectively, have invented a 'new `anduseful Brush, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brushes and particularly to a brush whichincludes a manually 'operable device which can be used as a scraper oras a lbruslrsupport, or both.

`It will be understood that the invention relates to all styles andtypes of brushes irrespective of their particular constructionl andkirrespective of the particular use to which they are to be subjected.

Although the invention is of particular utility in connection with apaint brush, the main object is to provide a simple and effective meansfor moving the supporting device or scraper into and out of its,operative position and for holding it securely in either-,one of saidtwo positions.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the center of a brush showingthe parts in one position. i

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a slightly modified form showing the partsin a different position.

Fig. 3 is an edge elevation of the handle portion of the brush. i

Fig. 4 is a side elevation thereof without the operator.

Referrin first to our invention as illustrated in Fig. 1*, 1 representsabrush handle of conventional form, 2 represents a head or block uponwhich, or to which bristles 3 may be secured in any desired manner. 4 isa rod or stem extending longitudinally through the head 2 and into thehandle 1, there being a suitable bore provided for said stem. 5represents an operating handle suitably hinged at or near the rear endof the stem 4. In the edge of the brush handle 1 is a longitudinal slotcommunicating with the bore in which the rod or stem stands. This slotcorresponds substantially in length to the length of the handle 5so'that said handle may be folded thereinto and preferably lso that theedge of the handle 5 will lie substantially flush with the surface ofthe brush handle as shown in Fig. 1. The outer end of the stem 4 may beplain or may be provided with a specially formed scraper icad (3 of anysuitable design. l/Vhere a wide brush is used, as in Fig. 1, the head 6may be of substantial width as shown. The inner end 7 of the head actsas a valve or plug to seat itself against the end of the head 2 so as toprevent water, paint or other fluid from running or bein forced up intothe bore tending to retard the free sliding action of the rod 4.Preferably the end 7 is conical in form to facilitate the operationofthe valve.

The edge of the handle may be notched as indicated at 8 8, Fig. 4,whereas the edge of the handle 5 may have notches 9-9 which may beengaged by the thumb-nail after the manner of a knife blade so as toenable the user to swing the blade 5 out, as indicated in dotted lines,Figs. l and 2.

When the parts are as shown in the solid line position, Fig. 1, thebrush may be used for any purpose as a brush, since the scraper head (iis retracted and out of the way of the bristlevends. Assuming it isdesired to use the scaper, the operator simply lifts the handle 5 out ofthe slot in the brush handle 1 and then uses the handle 5 for thepurpose of forcing the rod 4 downwardly until the scraper G projectsbeyond the bristle ends, and in fact, until the handle 5 may be pushedinto the slot in the brush handle in the reverse position from thatshown in Fig. 1. The handle 5 when in the slot in the brush handle 1,tends to prevent any longitudinal movement of the rod 4, that is to say,when in the position shown in Fig. 1, the rod v4 is held retracted andwhen the rod 4 is advanced and the handle 5 stands in a reverse positionin the slot, it will prevent the retraction of the rod 4. When the brushis not in use, the rod 4 should be projected so that its lower end willstand beyond the bristle ends whereby it will hold the brush elevated sothat the brush bristles will not be bent or injured.` Thus, the rod 4may perform the duplicate function of a brush support and a scraper. Inorder to enable the handle 5 to be folded into the slot in eitherposition of the rod 4, We provide by preference an offset 10 at theinner end of the rod 4 which may be secured to the latter in any desiredmanner as by screw threads. By hinging the handle 5 to this offset, 1t1s obvious that the former maybe swung down so as to rest entirelywithin the groove of iwill yit present any uncomfortable the brushhandle. Manifestly, when the brush handle 1 is being grasped by thehand, the blade 5 cannot escape from the slot, nor

projection tending to irritate the hand.

In kthe brush shown in Fig. 2, we have illustrated the correspondingparts therein by the same numerals used in Fig. 1 excepting that in thiscase the handle 5 and the slot are somewhat longer than thecorresponding parts in Fig. 1. Again, in this case y the outer end ofthe rod 4 is shown as plain and not broadened, as shown in Fig. 1. In

Fig. 3 we have shown an edge elevation of thel handle 5 and the samewill be seen to be slightly bent so` that when it is pressed into theslot in the brush handle it will fit therein friction-tight, andtherefore,will not shake loose. Any suitable means may be provided tocause the handle 5 to remain in the slot and to lie flush therewithagainst any accidental or unintentional displacement. It will beobserved that the length of the rod operating handle 5 is such in allcases that it can be grasped firmly by the hand for the purpose ofretracting or projecting the rod 4l. The entire arrangement of parts aswill be seen, is exceedingly simple and correspondingly effective. Theparticular manner ofassembling said parts may be varied at What isclaimed is:

1. In a brush, a brush handle and a body of bristles carried thereby, alongitudinal -bore extending into the handle from the of bristlescarried thereby, a longitudinal bore extending into the handle from thebristle end thereof, a longitudinal slot in the side of the handle, saidslot extending into said bore, a rod slidably mounted in said bore, arod operating handle operatively connected to said rod and arranged tolie in said slot and to act as a stop when `lying1 in said slot to checkthe longitudinal movement of the rod, a connection between saidoperating handle and said rod whereby substantially the whole of the opferatinghandle may be pressed into said slot when the rod stands ineither its projected or retracted position relatively to the brushproper.

3. In a brush, a brush handle and a body of bristles carried thereby, abore extending longitudinally into said brush handle from the bristleend thereof, a longitudinal slot in the side of the brush handle, saidslot intersecting said bore, a rod operating handle of substantially thesame length as the length of said slot, an operative connection betweenthe rod and the operating handle whereby said rod may be projected orretracted by the movement of said handle and whereby said operatinghandle will act as a stop for said rod to hold the rod either projectedor retracted` when said operating handle lies within said slot.

4. In a brush, a brush handle and a body of bristles carried thereby, abore extending longitudinally into said brush handle from the bristleend thereof, alongitudinal slot inthe side of the brush handle, saidslot intersecting said bore, a rod operating handle of substantially thesame length as the length of said slot, an operative connection betweenthe rod and the operating handle whereby said rod may be projected orretracted by the movement of said handle and whereby said operatinghandle will act as a stop for said rod to hold the rod either projectedor retracted when said operating handle lies within said slot, saidoperative connection comprising-a lateral offset at or near the innerend of the rod, said operating handle being hinged to said offset.

5. In a brush, a brush handle and a body of bristles carried thereby, alongitudinal bore extending into the handle from the bristle endthereof, a longitudinal slot in the side lofthe handle, said slotextending into said bore, a rod slidably mounted in said bore, a rodoperating handle operatively connected to said rod and arranged to liein said slot and to act as a stop when lying in said slot to check thelongitudinal movement of the rod, a connection between said operatinghandle and said rod whereby substantially the whole of the operatinghandle may be pressed into said slot when the rod stands in either itsprojected or retracted position relatively to the brush proper, thebrush handle being constructed to permit of a finger-nail engagementwith the operating handle whereby the same may be lifted out of saidslot.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a handlehaving a longitudinal guide passage, a rod slidably mounted in saidpassage, an offset member secured to said rod and extending laterallytherefrom, an elongated operating member hinged to said offset andadapted to beHV folded parallel to said rod when said rod is retractedand adapted to extend substantially parallel with said handle When saidrod is protruded.

7. In a brush of the character described, the combination of a handlemember having a longitudinal guide passage with a valve seat at theouter end thereof adjacent the base of the bristles, a rod mounted toslide in said handle member and having an enlarged valve member adaptedto eoperate with Said Seat When said rod is retracted 10 and to serve asa support for the brush when said rod is extended, and means forextending and reti-acting said rod.

BERT SEABOLDT. HENRY E. J. WACKWITZ.

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